Our favorite Halloween costumes created by you!

All in the family

"Trevor, our 4-month-old, was a lobster for Halloween. Mommy and Daddy dressed up as chefs. He had a lot of fun going trick-or-treating — but of course his candy was given to the other trick-or-treaters." — Jennie Norris

"Our family always likes to dress up in thematic costumes. We chose Noah's ark — my oldest son was Noah in his ark (made out of a laundry basket with holes cut out for the windows and stuffed animals peeking out). My baby was a turtle (I made the shell out of paper mache). My husband dressed up as a 'sheet of rain,' and I was a rainbow. We had a lot of fun!" — Carolyn Brednich

"I'm sure you've seen this idea before, but it was just the cutest! I found a little pigs bunting pattern complete with a hat, and the costumes were born. Dad made his wolf costume and did a fantastic job." — Charlene Johnson

"My 2.5-year-old is dressed as Nemo from Finding Nemo, I'm a cat in a fish tank, and her dad is a scuba diver. Her costume is a dress pulled up over her hat. I just added some fun foam, netting, and stripes. Mine is a spray-painted cardboard box with paper characters on it. Her dad's costume is a black shirt and pants with yellow duct tape stripes and some 2-liter soda bottles, a jump rope (for the hose), a snorkel set, and some foam flippers stuck under his sandal straps. He had to walk the town parade route in these and got a special round of applause at the judging area — we won in the group category." — Vickie Chandler

"We went with a family theme: Dad was a Boy Scout; I was a campfire; our son, Romney, was a s'more; and our daughter, Averie, was a Swiss Army pocket knife, complete with keychain ring. I made all the costumes except the Boy Scout. The fire is made of craft foam hot-glued to a rolled brim hat. The wood is felt, glued to a foam backing. The s'more is cardboard, brown felt, and small pillows made of muslin. The pocket knife is fleece with foam 'blades,' insignia, and keychain. We had a great Halloween!" — Mari Olson

"This is a picture of my niece, Alison, my two nephews, Cameron and Mitchell, and my little boy, Jason, as Goldilocks and the Three Bears. My mother made the costumes." — Tina Mancusi

"I needed to come up with a costume that wouldn't feel too restraining to my 5-year-old, Nicholas, who has autism. We decided that the whole family would go as The Wizard of Oz, and Nicholas would be the Scarecrow. I sewed patches to his hat, sleeves, and pants and cut the arms and legs into strips. They looked like straw — without the itchiness of it. He wore his costume all day and was a huge hit at school. My 6-year-old, Kelli, was Dorothy. My 2-year-old, Oliver, was the Cowardly Lion (I used a bear costume — some say he looked more like a bear). I was Glinda. And my husband, Andy, was the Tin Man. We really had a blast, though I think the neighbors loved it more than anyone." — Suzanne Green

"My husband, Richard, taught himself to sew one weekend and made all four of our Star Wars costumes. He followed a pattern that he found online. The robes were very easy to make — each one took just a few hours." — Jennifer Kensinger

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